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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Russian draft resolution on Counterterrorism (September 2015)

Russia presented this draft resolution last September in the Security Council.

The new Russian draft that was circulated today is based on this text with some new amendments and elements that include Article 51 and references to Paris and Sinai attacks.

Draft (September 2015)

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its commitment to sovereignty, territorial integrity
and political independence of all States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations,

Expressing grave concern over the risks posed by the increasing
terrorist threat to the territorial integrity and existence of some States in
the Middle East and North Africa, as well as over the serious humanitarian
consequences of the growing terrorist activity in the region, including the
large-scale increase in number of refugees and internally displaced persons and
the expansion of illegal migration flows,

Noting that the lack of solution to some conflicts in the
Middle East and North Africa is one of the factors contributing to the
expansion of the terrorist ideology in the region,

Reiterating
its concern that foreign
terrorist fighters increase the intensity, duration and intractability of
conflicts, and also may pose a serious threat to their States of origin, the
States they transit and the States to which they travel, as well as States,
neighbouring to zones of armed conflict, in which foreign terrorist fighters
are active and that are affected by serious security burdens, (based on pp10, 2178)

Noting that the threat of foreign terrorist fighters may
affect all regions and Member States, even those far from conflict zones, (based on pp10, 2178)

Expressing grave concern that foreign terrorist fighters are
using their extremist ideology to promote terrorism, (based on pp10, 2178)

Recognizing that terrorism poses a threat to peace and stability
in the Middle East and North Africa, and that countering this threat requires
collective efforts on national, regional and international levels on the basis
of respect for the principles and norms of international law,

Underlining that international cooperation and any measures taken
by Member States to prevent and combat terrorism must comply fully with the
Charter of the United Nations, (common CT
language)

Noting in this regard the central role the United Nations
and its Security Council play in leading and coordinating these efforts,

1. Reiterates
its condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations and calls upon
all Member States to counter this threat in accordance with their obligations
under international law;

2. Condemns
unconditionally such organizations as the Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Qaida and all other groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, in particular Al-Nusrah
Front (ANF), for continued and multiple terrorist acts;

3. Reaffirms that those responsible for committing terrorist
acts, including those driven by ethnic, religious or sectarian grounds, must be
held accountable;

4. Welcomes the efforts of Member States, including States of the
Middle East and North Africa, which contribute to countering the terrorist
threat in the region, including fighting the organizations mentioned in
paragraph 2 above, in accordance with the norms of international law and
purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and calls upon all States to participate to the extent possible in
these efforts and to coordinate their activities with the consent of the
States, in the territories of which such activities are conducted, on the basis
of the UN Charter and in accordance with the principles of sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Member States;

5. Requests Member States participating in the activities mentioned in
paragraph 4 above to submit to the Security Council periodic reports in this
regard;

6. Emphasizes the need to prevent and suppress the financing of
terrorist acts, and in this regard notes
in particular that States are required to ensure that their nationals and
persons in their territory not make available, directly or indirectly, any
funds, other financial assets or economic resources, including oil, oil
products, modular refineries and related material and other natural resources
that are identified as directed to, collected for, or otherwise for the benefit
of ISIL, ANF, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
associated with Al-Qaida, as well as any funds or negotiable benefit arising
from such economic resources; (op.9,
2199)

7. Reiterates its call on all Member State, in accordance with their
obligations under international law, to cooperate in efforts to address the
threat of terrorism, including the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters,
and to establish in particular an effective exchange of relevant information; (based on op.4, 2178)

8. Encourages more active submission to the Committee established
pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) listing requests of
individuals supporting ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida and directs the 1267/1989
Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee to immediately consider, in accordance with its
resolution 2199 (2015), designations of individuals and entities engaged in oil
trade related activities with ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida; (based on op.13, 2199)

9. Requests the Analytical
Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team to submit
to the Committee in 60 days recommendations on measures to strengthen the
monitoring of implementation of resolution 2199 (2015);

10. Reaffirms
the crucial role of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive
Directorate (CTED) in ensuring the full implementation of resolutions 1373
(2001) and 1624 (2005), notes the
ongoing work on supplementing the global surveys of resolutions 1373 (2001) and
1624 (2005), endorses the thematic
and regional approach of CTED aimed at addressing the counter-terrorism needs
of each Member State and region, and directs
CTED to present in 9 months a report to the CTC on regional aspects of implementation
of resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) by the States of the Middle East and
North Africa taking into account the emerging issues, trends and developments
related to these resolutions that, in paragraph 5 of resolution 2129 (2013),
the Security Council directed CTED to identify and requests the Executive Director of CTED to brief the Council on the
findings of this report; (based on 2129
and 2178)

11. Requests
the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team in close cooperation with
other United Nations counter-terrorism bodies to gather from States, relevant
United Nations bodies, other international and regional organizations and other
interested parties information concerning designation of individuals and
entities, associated with Al-Qaida, and its cells, affiliates, splinter groups
and derivatives, such as ISIL, ANF, Ansar Al Charia, who may be engaging in
activities falling under resolution 2199 and to provide the Committee
established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) with this
information in a form of updates on each of the following subjects: oil trade;
trade in cultural property; external donations; direct or indirect supply, sale
or transfer of arms and related material of all type, as part of the impact
assessment, pursuant to paragraph 30 of resolution 2199 (2015), that the Team
will include in its regular reports to the Committee;

12. Reiterates
the need to enhance cooperation and coordination among the committees with
counter-terrorism mandates established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and
1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) and their respective groups of
experts, and notes the importance of the committees' interaction and dialogue
with all Member States in the Middle East and North Africa for their effective
cooperation and encourages the committees to hold in 2016 a joint meeting with
participation of Member States, inviting representatives of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States, to discuss further steps to
be taken with regards to counterterrorism efforts in the Middle East and North
Africa taking into account the emerging regional issues, trends and
developments related to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001)
and 1540 (2004); (based on S/PRST/2014/23)

13. Underscores
the important role of the Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force
(CTITF) in technical assistance delivery and strongly recommends that the CTITF
Office, in close consultation with CTED and based on its CTC-approved analyses
and reports, and using the information provided by the Analytical Support and
Sanctions Monitoring Team and the Group of Experts established pursuant to
resolution 1540, set out a prioritized list of capacity building and technical
assistance programs to be implemented by CTITF entities and the UN
Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) with respect to the Middle East and North
Africa; (based on S/PRST/2015/11)

14. Notes
the study conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on illicit
financial flows, associated with ISIL, and calls
upon FATF to continue its efforts to identify States, individuals and
entities, involved in trade and transactions with ISIL, aimed at the efficient
disruption of terrorism financing channels;

15. Supports
the efforts to resolve conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa undertaken
under the aegis of the UN in agreed inclusive formats;

16. Requests
the Secretary-General to report regularly on the implementation of this
resolution and to submit the first report in three months upon its adoption and
every six months thereafter;